Game 1: Friday, 5:30 p.m., at Pittsburgh
No. 2 Penguins 47-27-8, 102 points; first in Atlantic Division. Defeated Ottawa 4-0 in first round, N.Y. Rangers 4-1 in conference semifinals.
No. 6 Flyers 42-29-11, 95 points; fourth in Atlantic Division. Defeated Washington 4-3 in first round, Montreal 4-1 in conference semifinals.
Who’s the governor for?
The intrastate rivals have met three times in the playoffs, and Philly has won all three, most recently 4-2 in the 2000 conference semifinals.
Division rivals, too.
The Flyers won five of the eight games between the teams in the regular season.
Which line?
With Evgeni Malkin centering Ryan Malone and Petr Sykora, and Sidney Crosby between Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis, the Flyers have tough choices, including against which line does Philadelphia send out its top defensive pair — Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn?
Post pick: Penguins in four.
